IBM Storage Insights just dropped its Q2 2025 update, and it’s packed with enhancements that make managing your storage smarter, more secure, and refreshingly intuitive. Whether you're deep into observability or just love a good dashboard refresh, this release has something for everyone.
Let’s unpack the highlights.
🛡️ Security posture dashboard: Compliance at a glance
Security misconfigurations can be sneaky. The new Security posture dashboard helps you:
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Monitor compliance at the tenant or device level.
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Prioritize fixes based on risk.
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Stay ahead of threats tied to weak configurations.
🔔 Enhanced alerting: Smarter signals, less noise
Managing alerts just got a whole lot easier:
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Warranty & maintenance banners now appear directly on the storage system details page—no more digging for expiration dates.
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Maintenance mode lets you pause alerts (except ransomware and workload anomalies) while performing planned work. Once you're done, alerts resume automatically.
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A brand-new Alerts detail page in the modern UI gives you granular control to enable or disable alerts per system.
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Ransomware alert emails now come with actionable recommendations—because speed matters when you're under threat.
🛠️ Support for IBM Storage Ceph: Tickets, logs & visibility
Working with IBM Storage Ceph? You can now:
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Create support tickets directly from IBM Storage Insights.
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Upload log packages during ticket creation.
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View all tickets tied to a specific IBM Storage Ceph device—no more jumping between tools.
📊 IBM Storage FlashSystem capacity view: Visuals that speak volumes
If your IBM Storage FlashSystems are running firmware 9.1.0+ with FCM drives, you’re in for a treat.
A new bar chart view shows Physical capacity, Logical capacity, and Capacity savings, including Logical used capacity breakdown and Provisioned capacity both in numbers and percentages.
🔌 API enhancements: More power to integrate
Developers, rejoice! The updated APIs now let you:
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Retrieve general group and subgroup details.
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Access internal component metadata.
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Pull AI-generated suggestions for FlashSystem grids.
Swagger docs have all the nitty-gritty if you’re ready to build.
🔄 Switches & Fabrics: A fresh take
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You can now add Brocade or Cisco switches directly from the individual device dashboard in IBM Storage Insights.
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The Fabrics dashboard has a new look and feel—cleaner, faster, and more intuitive.
🧠 Workload protection: Subtle but smart
The Workload protection widget on the overview dashboard now includes:
Sometimes, it’s the little things that make the biggest difference.
Dive deeper!
To know the complete details of all the features, check out What’s new in IBM Storage Insights
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Final thoughts
This Q2 2025 update reflects continued commitment of IBM Storage Insights team to making storage management not just powerful—but also human-friendly. Whether you're troubleshooting, optimizing, or just keeping an eye on things, these enhancements are designed to make your day smoother.
Have a favourite feature from this release? Let’s chat in the comments.